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 Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:40 pm
The two made their way inside and up to the Elite's office floor. If they had been in a prison, some hecklers would have shouted 'dead man walking' at Nyx.
Outside Nadja's door, her courage almost faltered, but she looked back at Jen and figured that she wouldn't let her run away now. At least Nadja wouldn't slap her. Maybe...
'Knock, knock, knock!'
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:55 pm
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:58 pm
Odd.
Gently pushing Nyx to the side a bit, Jen raised a hand and knocked on the door a little louder than her friend had.
"Ma'am? Are you in?" A side glance at Nyx. "Grunts Jennifer Walker and Nicole Wattson reporting in from our mission at the city outpost."
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:02 pm
After a moment's pause hushed footsteps padded across the carpet. There was a presence on the other side of the door.
There was a faint tapping down the corridor, then:
"Yes?" asked Nadja, behind them.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:10 pm
Nyx leaned in closer to the door. Was she in there?
"Yes?"
She jumped and turned around, wide eyed. "Ma'am? Oh... must be one of your Pokemon in your office, then..." Nyx took a deep breath.
"We have news, from the Camphoreon Outpost." The look on Nyx's face didn't give the impression that it was good news. She would wait to report, just in case the elite didn't want this being discussed in the hallway.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:13 pm
"Yes?"
Holy Lugia! Jen jumped at the sudden voice behind them and spun around, eyes wide. Where had she-? How had....Nevermind.
"Um...yes. Yes, our report." Jen bowed at the waist. "We are ready whenever you are willing to listen, ma'am." But one thing bothered the grunt:
If Nadja was out here...
Then who was in her office?
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:29 pm
Nadja's eyes flicked between the two and lips pressed together. "Mm." It was a neutral noise, neither pleased nor upset, affirmation nor dismissal. The elite slipped between the two and unlocked her door, cradling a file of papers in one arm. "Come in."
The door opened on a mass of creamy fur and an intelligent pair of eyes peering out at head height. There was a whuff that rattled the papers and a large black nose pushed itself into Nadja's hand. The elite smiled almost fondly as she reached up and ran a caress along one palm-sized diamond-shaped ear, burying her fingers briefly in the surrounding thick mane.
The Arcanine backed up enough to let Nadja though and sniffed carefully at the two grunts as the elite strolled for her desk with a "Close the door," each whiff sending their hair flying.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:36 pm
Oh great. After she told the bad news to Nadja, this giant canine would just eat her.
Nyx hoped the Arcanine was okay with them entering. She closed the door and took a few steps forward and gulped.
"Ma'am. We uh... we failed. Upon arriving to the Outpost we were informed that their DNA samples had all been disposed of." She felt ill, but resisted the urge to regurgitate butterflies and continued on.
"Jen and I checked the DNA storage area and all of the disposal receptacles we could find..."
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:40 pm
Jen stood close by as they entered the office after the elite yet could not help but cast an admiring eye at the beautiful canine that was eyeing them with an unidentifable emotion.
Despite her favored pokemon being flying and electric, Jen had a soft spot in her heart for Arcanine. There was just something about the pokemon that drew the grunt towards them.
But that was for later. Standing at attention just behind Nyx, Jen nodded her agreement to the scientists' words.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:58 pm
As Nadja laid her papers down the Arcanine lingered a bit over the girls, studying Nyx's smell of chemicals overlaid with garbage and leaving a noseprint on her goggles. It sniffed at Jen's pockets with interest before a crisp "Enough." brought it to heel. The massive fire-type padded behind her desk and laid down, paws stretched out and head raised to watch the grunts like a stone lion before a library.
The pearl drops in her ears swung as Nadja brought her head up in a sharp movement, leveling a steel gray gaze on them like a gun barrel.
The Arcanine cocked an ear, sensing the change in its master's mood.
"Sit down." Her voice was murmury, cool as mercury.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:01 pm
If the scientist had a tail, it would have been between her legs right now. She saw the two chairs by the door and quickly sat in one.
They were going to get yelled at, demoted, and then eaten, she just knew it.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:04 pm
Jen cast the Arcanine an amused side-glance as it started investigating the pouch on her belt. She was just about to reach in and sneak-offer the pokemon a pokeblock from it when Nadja's call came to beckon it to it's master.
With no emotion, Jen slipped into the seat next to Nyx. She however, kept her head held high. If they were going to get snapped at, it only made it worse to look scared or meek.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:27 pm
"Explain this to me," Nadja ordered quietly. "In detail." She didn't sit but leaned on her desk, long-gloved hands braced on the surface.
There was a clock in her office; its ticking filled the silence.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:35 pm
Jen sat up a bit more.
"When we arrived on-site a few hours ago, Grunt Will was there to greet us just beyond the entrance to the outpost. However, he had told us that the legendary DNA sample had somehow gotten mixed with some other samples that were to due to be destroyed the other day." She took a small breath and continued.
"Grunt Will told us he had tried to stop or delayed the destruction of those samples but was unable to. From what he had been told, they were already gone." Jen scratched at a small itch on her cheek as she thought back. "From there, we...all three of us, went into the labs to confirm this for ourselves. Nyx, Will and I searched through all trash units, from normal to special disposal, and found nothing. The DNA chamber was also empty, Ma'am."
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:09 pm
Nyx nodded and pull the plastic baggie from her pocket that held her evidence: Grime covered gloves.
"We searched thoroughly, Ma'am..."
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